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Object:Ivory upper denture, c.1760


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False teeth, or dentures, were at this time used only by the rich. This upper denture set is made from hippopotamus ivory.
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Dental key, English, late eighteenth century
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Ceramic pot for oriental toothpaste, 1870-1910
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Partial upper denture set, 1955-75
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Rectangular ceramic toothpaste pot, 1850-1910
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Shade guide for 'Myerson's Special' acrylic teeth, 1970-80
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Shade guide for porcelain teeth, 1890-1910
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Two full upper dentures, c.1830
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Upper and lower denture set and two odd full lower sets, 1955-65
   
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